{"product_id":"news-corp-empire-of-influence-paperback","title":"News Corp: Empire of Influence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Murdock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenedetta Brevini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive scholarly look at the dominance, power, and influence of News Corp as one of the most potent communication giants of current times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a wealth of empirical evidence, this book offers an authoritative, wide-ranging, and accessible analysis of the development, operations, and political influence of the most widely commented on media company of modern times, directed by the world's most famous media mogul, Rupert Murdoch. It details News Corp's ownership and control, traces its global expansion in print, television, and film, examines the crises that have prompted sell-offs, withdrawals, and retrenchment, and explores losses and gains in its responses to the rise of digital media. The book explores Rupert Murdoch's close relations with successive prime ministers and presidents, examines the mobilisation of his news outlets to make and break political reputations, and details the consistent promotion of right-wing populist ideology on a range of key issues across the company's tabloid outlets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an invaluable resource to students and scholars of global media industries, the political economy of media, media policy, and media and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Murdock\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Culture and Economy at Loughborough University, UK. He is internationally known for his work in the sociology and political economy of communication. He has held visiting professorships at the universities of Auckland, Bergen, Brussels, California, Curtin, and Fudan in Shanghai. His writings are available in 21 languages. His books include, as co-editor, \u003ci\u003eMoney Talks: Media, Markets, Crisis \u003c\/i\u003e(2015), \u003ci\u003eCarbon Capitalism and Communication: Confronting Climate Crisis \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), and \u003cem\u003eContested Connections: Pandemic and Digital Media \u003c\/em\u003e(2022), and, as co-author, \u003ci\u003eResearching Communications \u003c\/i\u003e(2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenedetta Brevini \u003c\/b\u003eis Visiting Professor at the Institute for Public Knowledge, New York University, USA, and Associate Professor of Political Economy of Communication at the University of Sydney, Australia. Before joining the academy, she worked as a journalist in Milan, New York and London for CNBC, RAI, and \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003ePublic Service Broadcasting Online \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), \u003ci\u003e Amazon: Understanding a Global Communication Giant \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), and \u003ci\u003eIs AI Good for the Planet \u003c\/i\u003e(2022), and the editor of \u003ci\u003eBeyond Wikileaks \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), \u003ci\u003eCarbon Capitalism and Communication: Confronting Climate Crisis \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), and \u003ci\u003eClimate Change and the Media \u003c\/i\u003e(2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Ward\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Australian media as part of Boston University's global program in Sydney and is a sessional academic in media and communication at the University of Sydney, Australia. He was a senior executive with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547214078087,"sku":"9781032185491","price":55.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/uO2C_NM_El9781032185491.webp?v=1786945828","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/news-corp-empire-of-influence-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}